John Lennon Time Capsule Project Launch

Fans can make their contributions to the late Beatle's official time capsule starting today at the project's website.

By Blurt Staff

What would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday takes place on Saturday October 9 and there are plenty of celebrations in store. To that end, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and BoxofVision LLC are putting together three authorized time capsules of Lennon's post-Beatles recordings and fan contributions. Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has given the project her full blessings.

The time capsules will ultimately be preserved and stored until they are opened in a ceremonial presentation on October 9, 2040. They will be stored at the Rock Hall in Ohio, and at two additional worldwide locations that have significance to John Lennon's legacy.

Ono said, in a statement, "I am delighted to support this effort to help share John's music and messages of peace and love with the children of today and tomorrow, I know that John's work, life and dreams will help inspire them to bring a better world for everyone. Children Power!"

Fans can share thoughts, birthday wishes, commentary, musical performances and more beginning today up until September 15 at www.BoxOfVision.com/TimeCapsule. Those who visit the site can also make recommendations about what the time capsules should include to best preserve the Lennon legacy over the next 30 years.

Along with fan contributions the capsules will include John Lennon's post-Beatles recordings, newly restored art prints of his LP artwork, a newly commissioned essay on his career and other related items.

The John Lennon Time Capsule project is being overseen by Jonathan Polk, of BoxofVision LLC, who last year created The Beatles' Box of Vision (it's reviewed here at BLURT). "John Lennon's body of work IS our time capsule," said Polk. "It embodies the ideals that once fuelled our absolute belief we could change the world...then led to cynical backlash... but now represent how we wish to be remembered."